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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Patient perception of doctor communication skills and patient trust in rural primary health care: the mediating role of health service quality

Variables

N (574)

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Male

315

54.88

 Female

259

45.12

Age

 ≤ 40

72

12.54

 41–59

264

45.99

 ≥ 60

238

41.46

Education

 Primary school or below

184

32.06

 Junior high school

254

44.25

 Senior high school or above

136

23.69

Family income (Yuan)

 ≤ 9999

173

30.14

 10,000–29,999

290

50.52

 ≥ 30,000

111

19.34

Satisfaction with drug supply of village clinic

 Yes

384

66.90

 No

190

33.10

Satisfaction with drug treatment effect

 Bad

19

3.31

 Good

555

96.69

Communication instrument

 QQ/Weichat

  Yes

187

32.58

  No

387

67.42

 Short message

  Yes

226

39.37

  No

348

60.63

Clinic (numbers)

25